Abdulrasheed Dawodu

Daughter Of Eve Poem by Abdulrasheed Dawodu

Here I standJust outside your well guarded heartHeavily fenced like a palisadeHard to penetrate

The closer I comeThe farther you becomeCan't it just be a sheer heart? So everything in it we share? Your feelings are in your silenceYour silence is wordsYour words are parableYour parable I can't fathomLike a windYou whirl and twirl me around

You cry with your smilesThe smile in your tearsOpaque heartHow will one ever knowWhat it withholdsOh daughter of precious Eve!